Gain the skills and knowledge required to plan, manage and promote products, businesses and destinations - while gaining real industry experience.
Gain useful skills and industry contacts through work experience. Build a strong theoretical and practical foundation in international tourism management. Apply and critically challenge your understanding of the industries in practical contexts. Critically examine sustainability of the international tourism industry. Contribute to the industry and wider society through a practice of corporate social responsibility in your future career. The industry accounts for 1 in 12 jobs globally, such growth cannot take place without a talented and highly-skilled workforce trained to the highest standards. This course has been specifically designed to prepare graduates for management and senior management positions in this complex, dynamic and fast-growing industry.

Work experience

Work experience is embedded on this course, providing you with a great opportunity to develop your practical skills in the UK or abroad. It also allows you to gain vital industry contacts for your future career.

We help you gain a 6-12 month placement by running employability workshops and have a dedicated work experience team to support you. Placement opportunities exist in organisations such as

• Omega Travel
• Cosmos
• Visit Peak District and Derbyshire
• Hilton
• Marriott
• Conrad
• Anantara resorts
• Como resorts
• the Gleneagles hotel
• the Hotelbeds Group

Networking opportunities

Guest lectures from visiting academics, researchers and other professionals will be utilised to further enhance your knowledge and understanding and to encourage contact with the industry, as well as field visits within certain modules.

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

You learn to apply and critically challenge your understanding your field in practical contexts, particularly during real industry work experience.

You also critically examine the sustainability of the international tourism industry. Throughout the course you will enhance your employability skills, such as communications and team-working, which are vital for rapid career development.

You learn through

• work experience
• face-to-face experiences
• virtual or simulated active or experiential workshops
• seminars
• tutorials
• site visits

This course is delivered face-to-face over three semesters - teaching is scheduled based on the length of your course and the academic calendar.

Work experience is embedded midway through your course. Your dissertation module will be submitted upon completion of your placement.

This course prepares you for a career in

• international tour operators
• transport operators
• visitor attractions
• resort management
• hotel corporations
• conference and event organisers
• national tourist organisations
• government agencies
• tourism consultancy firms

 

Normally an honours degree or recognised equivalent qualification

We welcome enquiries from those who have substantial management experience but who do not have the normal entry requirements. We may invite you for an interview to discuss your particular background, experience and qualifications. You may also be able to claim credit points which can reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your qualification at Sheffield Hallam. Find out more

Through accreditation of prior learning (APL), you may be able to claim entry with credit or exemptions based on your existing qualifications, knowledge and experience.

Work experience route

If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS 6.5 score with a minimum of 6.0 in all skills or equivalent.

Non work experience route

If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS 6.0 score with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills or equivalent.

If your English language skill is currently below the required level we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

Important notice:

 

The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.

Year 1 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Approaches To Tourism And Hospitality Business Management	15	Coursework
Business And Management Strategy	30	Coursework
Destination Marketing	15	Coursework
Dissertation	45	Coursework
Enterprise And Entrepreneurship In Tourism And Hospitality	15	Coursework
Research Methods	15	Coursework
Tourism Planning And Development	15	Coursework
Work Related Learning	15	Coursework

 

 

Elective modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Contemporary Issues In Tourism	15	Coursework
Hospitality Service Excellence	15	Coursework
Live Event	15	Coursework
Managing Profitable Food And Beverage Operations	15	Coursework
Managing The Property Asset	15	Coursework
Safety And Security Management In Tourism	15	Coursework
Sales And Revenue Management	15	Coursework
Strategic Resort Hotel Management	15	Coursework
Talent Management	15	Coursework
Tourism And Globalisation	15	Coursework Practical
Tourism, Culture And Society	15	Coursework
Visitor Attractions Management	15	Coursework

Final Year
Compulsory modules

Msc Placement